A Long-Term Exposure to the Sound of a Riveting Machine

question 38

Short Answer

A long-term exposure to the sound of a riveting machine can cause your threshold of hearing to shift from 0 dB to 30 dB. What is the sound intensity of a 30-dB sound? The normal lowest detectable intensity is 1.0 × 10^-12 W/m².

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